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Elon Musk-Backed Signal App, And Proton Slam EU’s ‘Upload Moderation’ Proposal For Encrypted Chats: ‘Mass … – Benzinga
The European Union is set to vote on a controversial proposal that could potentially undermine encryption by allowing the scanning of private communications for illegal content. This has been slammed by Elon Musk-backed Signal app, and encrypted email provider, Proton.
Unilever Deepens Quantum Computing Exploration With Microsoft – Consumer Goods Technology
Unilever may be able to use the new capabilities with formulations for its haircare brands. While still years away from use,Unilever is actively readying for the future of quantum computing within product development.
Pasqal Co-CEO Loc Henriet Predicts Quantum Computing to Disrupt Industries & Society – The Quantum Insider
Quantum computing will shake industries and society like no other.
QBlox raises $26 million to advance quantum computing research – Innovation Origins
Qblox, a Delft-based company developing quantum computing technology, has raised $26 million, closing its Series A funding round. The round was led by Quantonation and Invest-NL. Qblox supplies dedicated, fully integrated quantum control stacks, a fundamental quantum computer part.
Authenticating in a Post-Quantum World – The Quantum Insider
At the first Future Cryptography Conference held in Tallinn, Estonia, the primary focus was on Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC). With the advent of quantum computing, traditional cryptographic methods face obsolescence, necessitating a new paradigm in secure communication. Esteemed experts from Estonia and Czechia gathered to deliberate on the challenges and advancements in PQC, addressing standards, applications, and strategies for migration to these new technologies.
SMU Prof and SENTRIQS Team Up on Quantum Cybersecurity With $110K Air Force Grant – dallasinnovates.com
Dr. Klyne Smith [Photo: SMU] Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas announced earlier this year that Klyne Smith, clinical associate professor of computer science at SMU Lyle, and SENTRIQS, a cybersecurity company, had been awarded a $110,000 grant from the U.S. Air Force to address cybersecurity challenges posed by quantum computers
The Race to Build a Quantum Internet: Photonic’s Stephanie Simmons Gives Her Two Cents – The Quantum Insider
The Quantum Insider has been closely following Stephanie Simmons and her company Photonic since its founding. Simmons, a physicist and former researcher at Harvard University, co-founded Photonic with the vision of building distributed quantum computers connected via quantum internet. Photonic is pioneering an approach using silicon spin qubits interfaced with photonic links
What is an infinite mint attack, and how does it work? – TradingView
Infinite mint attack, explained An infinite mint attack occurs when an attacker manipulates a contracts code to continuously mint new tokens beyond the authorized supply limit. This kind of hack is most common in decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols.
LINK (Chainlink) Explained: Your Guide to the Decentralized Oracle Network – The Defiant – DeFi News
LINK (Chainlink) Explained: Chainlink was founded in 2017 by co-founders Sergey Nazarov, and Steve Ellis, and the LINK token went live in November of 2017 after an initial coin offering (ICO) that raised $32 million. Since its launch, Chainlink has gone on to become the leader in the decentralized oracle space, boasting a market cap of $9 billion
Fhenix raises $15 million Series A to bring confidentially to the Ethereum blockchain – CTech
Fhenix, which develops confidentiality-enabling Layer 2 blockchain powered by fully homomorphic encryption, has announced the close of a $15 million series A fundraising round led by Hack VC with participation from Dao5, Amber Group, Primitive, GSR, Collider and Stake Capital, among others. This brings the projects total funding to date to $22 million. The company plans to use these funds to support the initial stage of its open testnet, dubbed Helium, which will enable developers to deploy smart contracts to the Fhenix network for the first time